NOAA Still Expects Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

Atlantic Basin for the whole season – June 1 to November 30 – NOAA’s updated outlook is projecting, with a 70% probability, a total of (including Alex, Bonnie and Colin):

• 14 to 20 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:

• 8 to 12 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:

• 4 to 6 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

 
Source:  http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100805_hurricaneupdate.html